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From: us267384@mmm.serc.3m.com (Steven M. Anastasi)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re:  Ingres  - Windows 4GL - Barcodes
Message-ID: <1991Feb27.200046.11166@mmm.serc.3m.com>
Date: 27 Feb 91 20:00:46 GMT
References: <53978@sequent.UUCP>
Organization: 3M - St. Paul, MN  55144-1000 US
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From article <53978@sequent.UUCP>, by dafuller@sequent.UUCP (David Fuller):
>>> what software one might use to print out Barcodes from a DECstation
>>> running ULTRIX and could this be done from Ingres since we will be using
>>>
>>We are using JetForm.  It is a software package that allows you to
>>design forms and labels on a 386 graphics PC.  JetForm then provides an
>>executable merge program that runs on your host machine (HP 9000 in our
>>case).  The merge program takes data in flat files and merges it with
>>the form you designed on the PC.  JetForm can designate different trays
>>for the form on your laser printer.  
>>
>>Since JetForm needs a flat-file of data, you can write a C procedure to
>>do the extraction from your database and then call JetForm - piece of
>>cake.
> 
> If you are doing industrial barcode label printing then the suggested
> solution may not work.  I would strongly suggest that the original writer
> poke their HP reps for recommendations regarding how HP does barcoding on
> their assembly line.  There are some nice, high speed, industrial barcode
> printers that understand the standard and can spit out labels with a 
> single *clunk*.  I've interfaced these to the AUX port of various terminals
> with good result.
>
This sounds interesting.  What type of labels? - postcript, color, using
various label stocks? 

In my original posting, I failed to mention is that the bar-code is only 
a small
part of the label or form that is printed and that labels are printed
rather infrequently, as items are passing by at high speeds.

Steve Anastasi